Final 9-10 Flashcards
is a desire that stimulates and steers behavior
Motivation
the desire to perform a behavior because the behavior itself is rewarding. ( involves doing something because it’s personally rewarding to you.)
intrinsic motivation
the desire to perform a behavior to obtain an external reward
extrinsic motivation
is a theory of motivation stating that unmet biological drives cause unpleasant sensations that motivate you to meet those needs.
Drive-Reduction Theory
is a theory of motivation stating that you are motivated to obtain and maintain an optimal level of arousal. general excitement or attentiveness.
Arousal Theory
is an explanation of motivation created by Abraham Maslow based on the idea that certain needs must be satisfied before others
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
is all aspects of feeling, including changes to the body, behavior, and consciousness.
Emotion
a person’s ability to effectively manage and respond to an emotional experience.
Emotional Regulation
norms within a group about the acceptable verbal and nonverbal expression of emotion
Display Rules
which correspond to distinct universal emotions: disgust, sadness, happiness,fear,anger, surprise
6 Universal Facial Expression
means innate biological factors (namely genetics)/ ( while. can refer to upbringing or life experience more generally.)
Nature vs. Nurture
means innate biological factors (namely genetics)/ ( while. can refer to upbringing or life experience more generally.)
Nature vs. Nurture
The theory deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans gradually come to acquire, construct, and use it
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
a concept or mental representation that guides the way you make sense of new information.
Schemas
making sense of new information by sorting it into already existing schemas, while one is making sense of new information by revising or creating new schemas.
, Assimilation/accommodation
is the first stage in Piaget’s theory of development, from birth to about age 2, when babies understand the world through sensory experience. (touch, taste, sight, etc.)
sensorimotor